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A Boy, a Girl, a Dog, and a Bicycle (Posted on 2004-02-03)

A boy, a girl and a dog go for a 10 mile walk. The boy and girl can walk at 2 mph and the dog can trot at 4 mph.

They also have a bicycle which only one of them (including the dog!) can use at a time.
When riding, the boy and girl can travel at 12 mph while the dog can pedal at 16 mph.

What is the shortest time in which all three can complete the trip?

See The Solution Submitted by DJ

Rating: 4.1818 (11 votes)

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Subject	Author	Date
suppliment for dog	Hayden Franki	2022-11-12 08:28:44
suppliment for dog	Hayden Franki	2022-11-12 08:27:58
Dog Food	Hayden Franki	2022-10-18 11:12:01
No Subject	K Sengupta	2022-09-09 12:08:22
re: answer	KaiCooke	2022-07-02 04:07:23
Puzzle Solution	K Sengupta	2008-06-06 01:46:51
answer	K Sengupta	2007-07-28 12:48:00
re: A Boy, a Girl, a Dog, and a Bicycle	Richard	2004-02-11 21:11:39
A Boy, a Girl, a Dog, and a Bicycle	Chuck Horn	2004-02-11 14:25:17
re(4): solution	dave domingo	2004-02-04 15:15:36
re(3): solution	Brian Wainscott	2004-02-04 13:38:30
re(3): solution	SilverKnight	2004-02-04 13:02:53
re(2): solution	dave domingo	2004-02-04 12:48:31
Solution	Brian Smith	2004-02-04 10:44:36
re(2): Better late than never...	SilverKnight	2004-02-04 06:23:12
re: Better late than never...	Jils	2004-02-04 06:17:46
Another meanie on the flooble website ??	Penny	2004-02-04 00:00:59
my answer	meanie	2004-02-03 22:04:36
re: Better late than never...	Richard	2004-02-03 20:40:21
Better late than never...	Brian Wainscott	2004-02-03 19:24:17
re: solution	SilverKnight	2004-02-03 14:58:07
solution	dave domingo	2004-02-03 14:37:22
i know how but not how fast	dave domingo	2004-02-03 14:19:34
Solution	steve	2004-02-03 13:59:17
Theoretical minimum that can't be done logistically.	Charlie	2004-02-03 13:40:35
fun	dave domingo	2004-02-03 13:33:03

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